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For Missouri business owners who employ minimum wage workers, it’s probably a pretty good bet that they should anticipate that rate going up in 2025.

While being held in jail for "safe keeping," jailers searched her purse and allegedly found drugs. Public defender seeks to suppress evidence and alleges multiple violations of civil rights.

St. Louis lawmakers on Friday voted to raise water rates 40% over two years, with subsequent increases tied to inflation after that.

EAST ALTON - Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn has reported the identity of the victim of a fatal truck explosion that occurred Thursday afternoon at the Olin/Winchester facility in East Alton as Oscar "Zeke" Bettorf, 60, of Bunker Hill. "The deceased family has been notified," Coroner Nonn said. "Mr. Bettorf tragically lost his life following a job site-related accident. He was the driver of a semi-truck with a trailer loaded with shotgun shell primers that exploded while being transported inside the Olin property. "Madison County Coroner’s Investigator Kyle Burgess responded to the scene at the request of the East Alton Police Department. He pronounced the death at 5:34 p.m. Thursday. The cause of the explosion remains under joint investigation by Olin Security, East Alton Police, Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigations, Secretary of State Police Bomb Squad, State Fire Marshall’s Office, and the ATF." An autopsy was performed and preliminary results indicate

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Eric Clapton's The Definitive 24 Nights box set is out now, and to coincide with the release he’s shared the set's unreleased version of “Crossroads (Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1991).”…

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Starting as a reporter at KSDK, he made broadcasting history in 1970, when he became the first African American full-time primetime TV news anchorman in St. Louis.

The city of St. Louis plans to stabilize a developer's vacant buildings at Kingshighway Boulevard and Interstate 64 – then bill it for the work.

EDWARDSVILLE - A new LGBTQ-friendly bar is celebrating its grand opening in Edwardsville this weekend. REINE, described by owner John Deppen as “a bar with a light tapas menu,” will host a drag show at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, to commemorate their opening and Pride weekend. “We’re more pushing on the environment, the cocktails, kind of a meet-and-greet kind of thing. It’s just a slower venue,” Deppen said of the bar. “Everyone wants to have a good time.” REINE opened in May, but this weekend will mark the launch of their finalized menu and Pride weekend. Many Pride celebrations will take place across the region this weekend because it’s the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots that are widely regarded as the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride. Deppen said he wouldn’t categorize REINE as a “gay bar,” but the clientele tends to be divided equally between LGBTQ+ community members and non-members during

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce to discuss local priorities, including economic development, transportation improvements through the Springfield Rail Improvements Project, and education initiatives at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Lincoln Land Community College. “The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce and its members are an important backbone of our economy in Southern Illinois. During today’s meeting, I offered my support for the Chamber as they continue to prioritize economic development and infrastructure improvements for the area,” said Durbin. “In Congress, I will continue to advocate for the issues most important to our Illinois Chambers to ensure our communities thrive.” Durbin helped secure more than $90 million in federal funding for the overall Springfield Rail Improvements Project since it began back in 2014, including two recent

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The first residents have moved into St. Louis developer CRG’s apartment complex that occupied the last remaining open site at The Streets of St. Charles mixed-use development, with the project expected to wrap construction on its second phase by July.

Officials said the explosion happened at Winchester Ammunition, located at 600 Powder Mill Road.

A New Jersey-based medical technology company is selling a group of surgical equipment assets to another health care product maker, including a St. Louis-area manufacturing facility.

Music fans will soon be able to enjoy some classic albums like never before. Rhino is set to release several iconic 1970s albums in quadraphonic sound, or 4.0 surround sound.…

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MAKANDA – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Special Investigations Unit (SIU) continues to combat public corruption with the latest case involving charges against a former township official. ISP worked with the Jackson County State’s Attorney to bring charges against 70-year-old Danny D. “DD” Williams of Makanda, Illinois. On April 21, 2022, Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez requested an ISP investigation into alleged inappropriate actions by Williams, the former Makanda Township Road Commissioner. After a thorough investigation, ISP identified several instances where Williams used his official position to steer contracts toward a contractor who would pay him in return. On May 4, 2023, the Jackson County Grand Jury returned a true bill to indict Williams on the two counts of Pecuniary Interest in Contract and Williams appeared in court on June 14, 2023. No further information is available

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Four plays kept St. Louis  audiences riveted this month. Here’s my take on one production you may have missed and three more you’ll have to hurry to see.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office said charges are pending against a second individual involved in the hit-and-run.